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Ōshū Kaidō · Station 21 of 27

Sakuyamajuku 佐久山宿

Ōtawara, Tochigi, Japan
Ōshū Kaidō (奥州街道)Station 21 of 27 · Nihonbashi (Edo) → Shirakawa
Present-day locationŌtawara, Tochigi, Japan
PrefectureTochigi (Kanto region)
Next station大田原宿
Coordinates36.80804° N, 140.00974° E

Sakuyamajuku is Ōshū Kaidō, 21st station in Ōshū Kaidō. Now TochigiZXŌtawara Mount Kunji.

Overview

Sakuyamajukka was built as the next station to Kuttengawaku. According to The General Council of Hajiyama, in 1843, Sakuyamajuu was a family of 121; one of the honjein; 27 of the Wichi-honjin; 47 of the nation's population. Sakuyamajun was employed by Inoue and the Village family. As you head north through the interior road, the vines go down the slope and to Isehara. In Owada, I crossed Egawa by bridge. On the banks of this river stands the inscription of the resting-place used when Emperor Iseshima went to Japan. After arriving on the other side of the river, and even farther north, we reach Sakuyamaku on our way to Fukuhara. Sabina is the home of a master who is one of the great families of the country. It wasn't until he built Sakura Mountain Castle in this area that he called himself Mr. Sakura. Takashi Takashi Fukuoka attacks Sakeyama and falls. In the year since then, Fukuoka's descendants will have twice as much as their descendants as their descendants.

Equipment

The Consulater, the Ii family. The temple office is in the Senate.

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References

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Text adapted from the Japanese Wikipedia article 佐久山宿, whose full text was translated into English for this guide by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Station facts cross-checked with the road station lists (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).

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